Encourage your
fellow officers to participate in a local Torch Run.
Run in a leg or start a new route through your area. Have
runners create Personal Fundraising WebPages through www.firstgiving.com/somt.
Encourage your
fellow officers to participate in current Special Events and
Fundraisers
in your area. Get a team together for your local golf
tournament, Polar Plunges, or Fire Truck Pull. Ask an
athlete to be on your team.
Use the Torch Run
as a leadership training tool.
By giving officers the opportunity to organize and run Torch Run
events, you give them a chance to develop or enhance their
leadership and management skills.
Invite athletes to
speak at your department meetings.
Through its Athlete Leadership Programs and Global Messenger
initiative, Special Olympics trains athletes to be public
speakers. Hearing an athlete speak will give officers a
better understanding of Special Olympics.
Bring officers to
local Special Olympics Games to award medals and see the
athletes compete.
Close personal contact with the athletes during a competition is
the best way to motivate officers to become more involved with
Special Olympics.
Encourage officers
to become Unified Sports®
Partners.
Special Olympics Unified Sports brings together athletes with
and without intellectual disabilities to train and compete on
the same teams.
Encourage officers
to become coaches.
Help Special Olympics athletes reach their potential through
sports by teaching them the skills they need to compete and win.
Create a new Torch
Run fundraiser
in your area. Your imagination is the limit, but be sure
to work with your local Special Olympics Program to incorporate
appropriate themes and messages.
Click
HERE
to
get involved with the Montana Law Enforcement Torch Run
Encourage your
fellow officers to participate in a local Torch Run.
Run in a leg or start a new route through your area. Have
runners create Personal Fundraising WebPages through 